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Message of Wed, 29 Jun 1994 08:36:09 CET from LISTSERV
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On Wed, 29 Jun 1994 08:36:09 CET Hans-Ulrich Giese <[log in to unmask]>
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>questions are now :
> - is the receiving MTA in trouble ?
> - is FAL/SMTP in error ?
> - is this a listserv problem ?
> - is there a way to circumvent the problem ?
>
>HELP !!!
It is a religious question, with only religious answers.
Answer 1 is that it is LISTSERV's fault for not using MIME.
Answer 2 is that MIME does not attempt to claim that everyone should use
MIME, and it is technically possible for anyone to send a message to FAL
with binary characters (note that such "binary" characters can include
national characters in some countries), so FAL should be able to handle
them. So it is the fault of FAL for not deleting these characters.
Answer 3 is that, since FAL is not ESMTP-capable, the receiving MTA
cannot possibly have negotiated any of the extended SMTP options. So it
should just swallow what FAL sends as is, and should not complain. If the
high-order bit is on, it should either take it in or turn it off.
Answer 4 is that it is the fault of X.400 users for not using SMTP.
Answer 5 is that it is the fault of the Internet for not using X.400.
You can choose any of the answers you like, they are all equally valid.
And there is no solution to your problem besides using F=MIME or fixing
the MTA (if you selected answer 3).
Eric
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